Local
New bar showcases rum
Thursday 14 January 2016 | Published in Local
A new bar concept is set to launch at Club Raro this Friday.
Fees for some, free for others
Thursday 14 January 2016 | Published in Local
A long-serving Cook Islands domestic shipping company is having difficulty understanding why a foreign-registered shipping company keeps getting given preferential treatment by government despite never having provided a single day of service in the country.
Fun-filled programme keeps kids busy
Wednesday 13 January 2016 | Published in Local
YWAM (Youth with a Mission) base has been filled with fun and excitement in the three-day children’s holiday programme, “The Truth Seekers,” which ends tomorrow.
Truck win overwhelms lucky winner
Wednesday 13 January 2016 | Published in Local
Christopher Mana nearly dropped his phone in excitement after receiving a phone call to say that he had won a new 2016 Toyota Hilux worth $49,000.
Chief electoral officer off to Vanuatu
Wednesday 13 January 2016 | Published in Local
Cook Islands chief electoral officer Taggy Tangimetua is headed to Vanuatu next week as part of a team observing the country’s controversial snap election.
Mama Sweeny made most of a colourful life
Wednesday 13 January 2016 | Published in Local
Vaine “Sweeny” Charlie passed away in Aitutaki Hospital during the early hours of Sunday morning, following a short illness.
PM's media man not needed, says Beer
Wednesday 13 January 2016 | Published in Local
Given the size of the Cook Islands’ residential population, there’s little need for the prime minister to have his own press secretary, says Opposition MP James Beer.
Pitt hits back at park critics
Wednesday 13 January 2016 | Published in Local
The marine park row has turned nasty, with the Prime Minister’s press secretary hitting out at the Opposition’s claim Puna has misled the public.
Stray dogs a growing problem
Tuesday 12 January 2016 | Published in Local
Rarotonga’s stray dog problem continues to grow as some owners turn a blind eye to their pets forming large packs and wandering through villages, and even downtown Avarua.
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Tuesday 12 January 2016 | Published in Local
Cabinet has endorsed a recommendation by a three-person review team to make retirement compulsory for public servants at age 60.
Bowie visit had CI News reporters in a tizz
Tuesday 12 January 2016 | Published in Local
Cook Islands News newsroom 1983: typewriters clacking, banter and laughter, cigarette smoking, phones ringing, music. Office and furniture shabby and worn.
Locals snubbed for top legal job
Tuesday 12 January 2016 | Published in Local
A local lawyer and former politician is criticising the government for snubbing Cook Island Maori applicants for country’s top legal job.
Puna on a 'power trip' to the UAE
Tuesday 12 January 2016 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna has begun his working year by flying to the United Arab Emirates to talk solar power with world leaders.
Local group supports US tuna boat ban
Monday 11 January 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) stand in the current impasse regarding the United States tuna boats has been welcomed by a Cook Islands based non-government, civil society environmental organisation.
Helmet law a 'no-brainer' advocate says
Monday 11 January 2016 | Published in Local
A young activist is tackling Rarotonga’s road safety issue head-on – calling for motorbike helmets to be compulsory for each and every Cook Island driver.
Policy could be finalised next month
Monday 11 January 2016 | Published in Local
Stakeholders are set to finally agree on the Marae Moana policy next month, more than three years after Prime Minister Henry Puna made the ambitious marine park declaration.
Puna's claims at UN 'misleading'
Monday 11 January 2016 | Published in Local
Just 11 days into the New Year, two opposition MPs have come out swinging at Prime Minister Henry Puna over comments he made at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris last month.
Kids' club fun for all involved
Monday 11 January 2016 | Published in Local
The Pacific Resort kids’ club is fast becoming the hottest spot for youngsters on the rock.
Kittens in need of caring homes
Monday 11 January 2016 | Published in Local
Esther Honey volunteer staff have plenty of work on their hands after being left with a large number of homeless kittens to look after.
Harvest staff search moves to Cook Islands
Monday 11 January 2016 | Published in Local
A leading kiwifruit company in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region is extending its search for harvest staff to the Cook Islands in the hope that some residents will take the opportunity to work there during the kiwifruit harvest in 2016 and beyond.
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